GemType v0.1.4 — Desktop app + unified icon

GemType v0.1.4 — Desktop app + unified icon

New: GemType Desktop (macOS · Windows · Linux)

A menu-bar/tray app that works in every application, not just the browser. Select text anywhere — Word, Slack, Outlook, an editor, an email — press the global hotkey (⌘⇧G on macOS, Ctrl+Shift+G on Windows/Linux) and GemType fixes or rewrites it, then pastes the result back in place. Same bring-your-own-key model: your text goes straight to Google's Gemini API with your own key; no GemType server.

• Fix / Improve / Shorten / Formal / Casual actions
• Focus-safe overlay (doesn't disrupt the app you're typing in)
• Settings with API key, model, and language + an About section

Unified icon

One smooth blue-check mark across every surface — browser extensions, desktop app, Word add-in, and the website.

Extension → 0.1.4

Chrome / Edge / Firefox bumped to 0.1.4 with the refreshed icon.

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Downloads

Platform	File
macOS (installer)	GemType-0.1.4.dmg
macOS (portable)	GemType-0.1.4-mac.zip
Windows (installer)	GemType-Setup-0.1.4.exe
Windows (portable)	GemType-0.1.4-win.zip
Linux	GemType-0.1.4.AppImage

Note: builds are unsigned. macOS: right-click → Open (or clear Gatekeeper). Windows: SmartScreen → More info → Run anyway. Linux: chmod +x the AppImage. Code signing is a sponsorship goal.

First run: paste a free Gemini API key from aistudio.google.com/apikey. On macOS, grant Accessibility permission when prompted (lets it send copy/paste — same as Grammarly Desktop/Raycast).

v0.1.3 — Initial release

GemType is a free, open-source Grammarly alternative — an AI grammar checker and text rewriter that works in any text field on any website, powered by your own free Google Gemini API key. No account, no subscription, no tracking.

Highlights

• Live grammar & spelling checking with one-click fixes (native undo)
• Automatic sentence re-check after every accepted fix
• AI rewrites: Improve, Fix, Shorten, Formal, Casual
• Any language, auto-detected
• Minimal permissions: only storage and contextMenus (plus the Gemini API host). No activeTab, no broad tab access.
• Private by design — text goes only to Google's Gemini API with your key; password, payment, and one-time-code fields are never read

Install (developer mode)

1. Download the attached gemtype-v0.1.3.zip and unzip it
2. Open chrome://extensions, enable Developer mode
3. Load unpacked → select the unzipped folder
4. Get a free key at https://aistudio.google.com/apikey and paste it in Settings

Chrome Web Store listing coming soon. See the README for full documentation.